MUMBAI: An eight-day Suchitra Sen Film Festival, beginning 26 November, has been organised by the Suchitra Sen Smriti Shangrakhhan Parishad at Pabna town in Bangladesh.

While leading hero Razzak will inaugurate the festival, veteran film director Amjad Hossain will be the chief guest of the opening ceremony. Other local artistes like Sohel Rana, Ujjal and Diti are also expected to be present at the inauguration.

Some of the films being screened at the festival this year are Pathe Holo Deri, Indrani, Bipasha, Komol Lota, Shurjo Torun, Devdas, Rajlakkhi-Srikanta and Alo Amar Alo.

Averred SSSSP convenor Mohammad Saidul Haque, "The audience is highly appreciative of Suchitra Sen‘s films, which have made her a screen legend. Seeing the overwhelming response from the audience last time, we decided to hold the festival for the second time.”

Interestingly, this second instalment of the festival has a day just for women viewers.